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January 21st, 2014 Tuesday 28th January through to Sunday 2nd February is Independent Venue Week. Set up to celebrate and commemorate the importance of independent venues and promoters in the development of artists at the earliest stages of their career, Independent Venues Week brings together 18 participating venues hosting their own night over the course of six days. Founded by Sybil Bell in conjunction with PRS For Music and BBC Introducing, Independent Venue Weeks ambassador for 2014 will b...

>> i am direct to consumer. >> yeah. >> profit margin is already pretty low with restaurants at wholesale rate. i couldnt imagine the commodity market. its just so tight of margins. youd have to be at such large scale. and you need millions of dollars to build those barns. so my pigs, they live here in the woods. they get fresh air, sunshine, grain, free range. they get to root around and eat the acorns. and be their pig self. over the years ive worked with farmers markets. ive worked with resta...

People back on the buses? this is stillington, a village of about 1,300 people six miles from stockton—on—tees. a minibus run by the council goes into town just four times a day. the first bus is at ten. with only 1a seats for the whole village, theres always a queue. tell us about the bus service for your village. its rubbish. it is. is it fit for purpose? can you rely on it? yeah, you can rely on it but its only for a couple of hours, isnt it, really. the last bus back is half past one. it...

Think is missing in manyou don very much. people are connected to their heritage, to the land and mostly to each other. this is what gianni calls a blue zone, where more people are living to 100 than the rest of the general population. and after scouring village records and town halls like this one he discovers something he didnt expect and its part of a public kpib general exhibit here. unlike the rest of the world where women typically outlive men, here men are sticking around just as long. wh...

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You both have much to do in teaching your men proper discipline. >> yes, your excellency. >> see to it, then. general putnam, a word, if you will. >> yes, your excellency. >> tell me, general putnam, what of our provisions and supplies? >> theres not much in the way of uniforms or blankets. >> and what of our powder supply? >> less than 1/2 a pound per man. >> good god. keep your voice low. half a pound per man? this army wouldnt last five minutes if gage launches an attack. i am truly sensible ...

>> two yards here, quite nice. >> mr. hancock. >> samuel. >> john hancock is the richest man in boston. hes inherited a very successful merchant house from his uncle. >> he had a tremendous amount of cash. and that was key for sam adams, who was always broke. >> john, im looking for something special, perhaps something beyond his majestys reach. >> i have just the thing for you, mr. adams. >> a lot of merchants made a lot of money by avoiding the taxation. and john hancock was a major culprit in...

The beginning, advocating decisive action. it seems like hes always proven right. so, the question becomes when is it time to take the kind of action that hes really calling for? so, sam adams idea to protest the taxes is to get all of the colonies together to join in on a boycott against english merchants. >> the artful and insidious cabinet of britain have, in a lust for domination, adopted the absurd idea of subjugating america by throwing in upon us a flood of their manufactures. >> the sons...